Monrovia vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monrovia	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$225	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	21	85
😀 Quality of life	27	68
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.07M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 3% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8452nd and 8334th ($523 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th in Liberia and China, respectively. Check Liberia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Monrovia compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 8399th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Shenyang

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	Monrovia	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.24%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1572	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$937	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.87	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.77	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.9	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$24404

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500